The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-22
OUR ROAD TO THE WEST.
Taking Good Shape at Knoxville.
Help to be Asked from that city.
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Help to be Asked from that city.
Knoapille Tribune.
The directors of the Carolina, Knox
vile & Western railroad company have
been in session for two days in our city
and have had under con sideration besides
other business, pertaining to the interest
Of the company, proposition made by
the Georgia construction and investment
company.
The Georgia construction and invest
NEST company is chartered under the
laws of the State of Georgia and are said
unlimited credit. The directors of the
very fortunate in making arrangements
and look upon the completion Of the road
as an absolute certainty within the time
mentioned in their agreement, or con-
tract with the construction company.
The construction company have enter
cd into writings with the Carolina, Knox
vile & Western railroad company, by
which they bind themselves to build,
construct and equip this road in first
class manner, including all necessary
depots, switches and sid, tracks, COM
mencing at Knoxville and working
southeastward to the South Carolina line
by the most feasible route.
From this point on to Greenville, S. c.,
there remains only fifteen miles to be
graded, and the people of that city will
subscribe literally in order to secure the
building of the line. From Greenville
to Augusta the road has been graded and
everything in readiness almost for layi. g
the track. When the line is completed to
this latter point we shall have an outlet
by different routes to Port Royal, Will
mington, Charleston and Savannah.
The two divisions, Tennessee and North
Carolina, have consolidated their interest
and arrangements have been. made to
have the South Carolina division to join
in, with this virtually new company
when the company will be complete.
The gentlemen comprising the South !.
Carolina division are expected in this
city sometime soon when the necessary
arrangements win be made for the forma-
ton of company which Will have as a
majority in the dictatorship some of our
representative business men.
This will insure the establishment OF
the principal offices, building oflarge
shops and round houses and an acquisi-
ton, in the way of population, OF many
hundreds, clerks, mechanic and other
families.
The road is to be laid with sixty pound
steel rails and work will be commenced
within forty five days after this city shall
subscribe 100000 to the capital stock.
The construction company will put on a
force beginning at Knoxville and push
ing the work through as fast as possible.
They have agreed and bound them
selves to have the whole line completed
and equipped on or before the 1st day OF
January 1890. 1t is understood that the
city bonds bearing interest at the rate OF
per cent are to be placed in trust only
and not delivered over until the line is
completed.
Everything is now in readiness to
make proposition to the city and it will
nc doubt be done at the next meeting OF
the council. The gentlemen composing
the dictatorship feehe confident that they
can show to our citizens the facts, the
shortest line to the sea cost, an indepen-
dent line and one which will most GER
tainly be built, as the company under
taking the task are men of experience in
the building Of railroads and know no
such thing as fail. If our people want
the Carolina, Knoxville & Western to
commence operations, an opportunity
will no doubt be offered them soon to say
by their votes what they will do in the
premises.